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Thousands bid farewell to Maradona in Argentina amid clashes

by Debora ReyAlmudena Calatrava
| November 26, 2020 12:31 PM

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Tens of thousands of fans, many weeping, filed past the coffin of soccer superstar Diego Maradona on Thursday in ceremonies that mixed head-of-state-like honors with the chaos of a rowdy stadium.

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